This feeling stands as a prominent symbol in the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Pearl symbolizes the scarlet letter on Hester's chest. ... This happens when she throws little flowers at the letter, points at it in the reflection of the armor suit and even makes her own out of seaweed. Pearl plays as a direct symbol of the scarlet letter, which is a way of penance. ... In times like these her Scarlet letter was not a signal for the start of mockery and ridicule. ...

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Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter", whoa just gave one away! ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" contains many symbols, including the forest, Pearl, and the scarlet letter itself, which all contribute to the main theme of sin and its consequences. ... " A squirrel, from the lofty depths of his domestic tree, chattered either in anger or merriment, -- for the squirrel is such a choleric and humorous little personage, that it is hard to distinguish between his moods, -- so he chattered at the child, and flung down a nut upon her head. ... In the begi...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes characterization techniques of morality throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter. ... This is apparent in The Scarlet Letter because Hester's life becomes unbearable through her trials as a sinner in the Puritan society. ... Hester takes the scarlet letter off her breast, and throws her ignominy into the dirt. ... Pearl has never seen Hester without the scarlet letter, and no matter how much Hester wants the letter to be her history, she knows that the scornful object will be her destiny. " I must bear its torture yet a little longer- (Hawthorne 207). ... Art...

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Dimmesdale: The Bearer of the Scarlet letter Who should bear the stigma of sin? ... Hester cannot hide the consequences of her mistake, so she is exposed to public judgment and forced to wear the scarlet letter. ... They were degraded by everybody, starting at a young age children were taught to prevent contact with those sinners, "As the two wayfares came within the precincts of the town, the children of the puritans looked up from their play, - or what passed for play with those sombre little urchins, - and spake gravely o...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. ... "Thus the young and pure would be taught to look at her, with the scarlet letter flaming on her breast as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (83). ... She barely gets by with the money she gets from her sewing skills, but still she shares what little she has with the indigent. ... "It was debated whether or not the scarlet letter was to be taken off her bosom" (163). ... "Such helpfulness was f...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a classic tale of human frailty and sin and the hardships that are caused by a single mistake. ... At the same time, The Scarlet Letter, tells the story of one woman's struggle to find meaning in living after disobeying the highly regarded word of God. ... The Scarlet Letter uses dark romanticism as Hawthorne attempts to explain the sinfulness of human nature and why people act as they do. ... Even little Pearl represents the "connecting link between the two [Hester and Dimmesdale]." ...

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The scarlet letter is a symbol which demonstrates that even when sins are committed, they can be confessed and forgiven. ... Pearl is the living scarlet letter that was created by sin and to her, the letter worn around Hester's neck, is Pearl's way of saying that what Hester did was wrong. ... In that remarkable forest scene in The Scarlet Letter, the long repressed/suppressed sexuality of Hester is suddenly exposed when she releases her hair. ... The scarlet letter had taken over her appearance."Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. ...

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According to Anne Marie MacNamara, Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter goes through several stages of spiritual growth; preparation, communication, transformation and finally revelation. To further understand why Dimmesdale is so hard on himself we must first Learn a little back ground on Puritanism. ... Then he started to become a little more confident and was able to talk to the people of the town and see how they felt they felt about the whole ordeal. ... Dimmesdale now had a little stronger confidence and was able to talk to the people of the town (Gross 70). ... So through this ...

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